Strong H3816לְאֹם
people
- Transliteration
- le'ôm le'ôm
- Pronunciation
- {leh-ome'} leh-ome'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning to gather; a community: - {nation} people.
Detailed definition
a people, nation
In the Bible
Strong H3816 appears in 31 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- people19
- nation9
- let3
- folk1
First verses
- Genesis 25:23And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
- Genesis 27:29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
- Psalms 7:7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
- Psalms 9:8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
- Psalms 44:2How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
- Psalms 44:14Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
- Psalms 47:3He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
- Psalms 57:9I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
- Psalms 65:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
- Psalms 67:4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
- Psalms 105:44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
- Psalms 108:3I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
- Psalms 148:11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
- Psalms 149:7To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
- Proverbs 11:26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
- Proverbs 14:28In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
- Proverbs 14:34Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
- Proverbs 24:24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
- Isaiah 17:12Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!